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[blpurdom at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Ebony AKA AngieJ" <ebonyink at h...> wrote:
> 
> This is what I do when the IQ level of the various lists takes a 
> nosedive:
> 
> 1)  I switch to the "no e-mail" option.  Right now, almost all of 
my Harry Potter lists are in this mode, even Paradise and PoU   

I only check the main list every few days using the website.  I read 
only the posts that have come in since midnight of that day, rather 
than trying to go over everything that's come in since I last 
checked.  As fascinating as you all are, I somehow don't feel I need 
to read EVERY pearl of wisdom that comes rolling off your 
keyboards...<g>  And when I checked today, there was only one post 
with bad spelling and netspeak (out of more than 30 posts).  I don't 
feel that these types of posts overwhelm the list.  I also don't post 
all that often these days, because I try to be mindful of whether 
what I wish to say has been said; I don't want to be glib with that 
reply button.

It does seem that it may be imperative to have a separate movie 
list.  That is the sort of publicity that could cause the list to get 
completely out of hand (but closing membership would be way too high-
handed).  Or conversely, since many people enjoy the discussions of 
the chapter summaries on the list, maybe that should be separated so 
that those folks would have a movie-free environment in which to do 
this.  There are a lot more possible solutions than closing 
membership, IMHO.

--Barb